A Little Princess



“Oh, papa,” she whispered, “what a long time it seems since I was your `Little Missus’!”

This was what happened that day on both sides of the wall.


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One of the Populace

The winter was a wretched one. There were days on which Sara tramped through snow when she went on her errands; there were worse days when the snow melted and combined itself with mud to form slush; there were others when the fog was so thick that


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“Oh, papa,” she whispered, “what a long time it seems since I was your `Little Missus’!”

This was what happened that day on both sides of the wall.


13

One of the Populace

The winter was a wretched one. There were days on which Sara tramped through snow when she went on her errands; there were worse days when the snow melted and combined itself with mud to form slush; there were others when the fog was so thick that


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